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1943
DIED
2025
Ivan Funkhouser Obituary
Ivan was born Aug. 14, 1943, in Onawa, Iowa.
He graduated from Onawa High School, then from Nebraska Christian College, with a degree in Christian Ministry.
In 1967, he moved his family to Lillian, Neb., and became minister at both the Lillian Church of Christ and Anselmo Christian Church. He also worked at BD in Broken Bow.
It was during this time he met Ann (Anna Marie Jensen).
Ivan and Ann married July 6, 1978, and lived in Grand Island where Ivan worked various jobs, from warehouse work to night auditor.
In 1980, Ivan and Ann moved to St. Paul Park, Minn.
Ivan worked at a bank for a number of years. He then found the job that he enjoyed most, being a delivery driver.
Ivan and Ann moved to Lochbuie, Colo., in 1996, where he continued working for the same delivery company until his retirement in 2020.
Ivan is survived by his wife Ann; daughter Janice (Terry) Barber; son John (Stacy) Funkhouser; stepdaughters Cheryl (Lloyd) Barta, Kathy Maret and Debbie Downey; brother-in-law Keith Hatt; nieces Michele (Marlon) Schneck and Minette (Ty) Hatt; nephew Michael Hatt; as well as many grandchildren; great-grandchildren; nieces; and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his father Edward; mother Lucille; sister Karen; mother-in-law Anna Jensen; sisters-in-law Phyllis Krause, Arlene Kopsa and Jean Hastings; brother-in-law Richard Jensen; and grandson Tyler Erives.
Celebration of Life service will be at 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, at First Christian Church in Onawa, Iowa.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to one of Ivan's favorite charities, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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